Leipsoi Λειψοί | |
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 Leipsoi, viewed from the harbour | |
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  Leipsoi | |
| Coordinates:37°18′N26°45′E / 37.300°N 26.750°E /37.300; 26.750 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Kalymnos |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 17.35 km2 (6.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 778 |
| • Density | 44.8/km2 (116/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 850 01 |
| Area code | 22470 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ |
| Website | https://www.Lipsi-Island.com/ |
Leipsoi (Greek:Λειψοί[lipˈsi]; also:Lipsi;Ancient Greek:Λέψια,Lepsia[2]) is an island south ofSamos and to the north ofLeros inGreece. It is well served with ferries passing betweenPatmos and Leros and on the main route for ferries fromPiraeus. Leipsoi is a small group of islets at the northern part of the Dodecanese near Patmos island and Leros. The larger Leipsi-Arkoi archipelago consists of some 37 islands and islets of which only three are larger than 1 square kilometre (247 acres): Leipsoi (15.95 square kilometres (6.16 sq mi)),Arkoi (6.7 square kilometres (2.59 sq mi), part of Patmos municipality) andAgreloussa (1.32 square kilometres (0.51 sq mi), part of Patmos municipality). Only Leipsoi, Arkoi, andMarathos are inhabited. Leipsoi is a municipality, part of theKalymnos regional unit, which is part of theSouth Aegeanregion. The municipality has an area of 17.350 square kilometres (6.699 sq mi).[3] In ancient times, it contained a town namedLepsia.[2]
The island contains springs at Fountani, alias Pikri Nero, in the area near Kimissi, along with other minor springs also flowing in this region. The Cave of Ontas dominates the settlement. A 960-metre-long (3,150 ft) paved path carved into the hill connects the upper quarters of Kimissi with the lower ones.
Local products include thyme honey (produced the traditional way), wine, cheese, dairy products (touloumotyri cheese, the local version of mizithra), and grapes. Other products are loom-woven fabrics, carpets, and "fookadia" (cloth pouches used to strain cheese).
Moschato Bay in the north of this island has been spoiled by fish farming. The water in this bay is often very cloudy with fish farm waste. The less protected beaches are not polluted and easily reached by the road network. Roads have recently been reconstructed usingEuropean Union funding.
There are several churches and monasteries scattered around the island dedicated to a multitude of saints. These include the church of Aghios Nektarios, built in or about 1980 by father Nikiforos, the parochial priest of Lipsi at the time and a favorite baptistry for the inhabitants of the island.
| Regional unit ofAndros |  | |
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| Regional unit ofKalymnos | ||
| Regional unit ofKarpathos-Kasos | ||
| Regional unit ofKea-Kythnos | ||
| Regional unit ofKos | ||
| Regional unit ofMilos | ||
| Regional unit ofMykonos | ||
| Regional unit ofNaxos | ||
| Regional unit ofParos | ||
| Regional unit ofRhodes | ||
| Regional unit ofSyros | ||
| Regional unit ofThira | ||
| Regional unit ofTinos | ||
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